592 – Uses of Administrative Record Benchmarking in Modern Census-Taking
Input Data Quality in Register-Based Statistics: The Norwegian Experience
Coen Hendriks
Statistics Norway
The three C’s of register based statistics are Co-operation, Communication and Coordination. They contribute strongly to improved quality in register based statistics. The paper briefly describes the current practise in Statistics Norway (SN) for handling registers. Experiences from the first fully register based Census of 2011 and reviews according to Eurostat's Code of Practise show there is a need for improved quality of input data. Improvements can be achieved by several types of co-operation between SN and register owners. The paper describes three approaches: two types of agreements, on respectively data processing and co-operation, and thirdly the forums for co-operation between SN and register users. Common for all the types of co-operation is that they have a sound legal basis. In addition, they all have strong elements of communication and coordination within SN, between SN and register owners and among register owners.